Columbia works to increase bicycle parking
Submitted by Brent Hugh on Tue, 10/24/2006 - 5:29pm
According to a Columbia Missourian article:
But bicyclists have to put up with more than just adverse weather. There’s the constant battle to find a decent place to lock up their bikes. Anyone walking around downtown or campus can see bikes locked to just about everything that’s tall or straight: light poles, stair rails, trees and parking meters.
City and campus leaders acknowledge the problem: There simply aren’t enough bike racks around. That’s why both entities are working to solve the problem. ...
Under current zoning rules, a sliding scale determines how much bicycle parking new businesses in Columbia must provide. The primary factor is the number of parking spaces the building provides for cars. Buildings with between 50 and 99 parking spaces, for example, must have space for eight bicycles. That number rises as the vehicle parking lot grows. The largest of lots — those that handle 300 cars or more — must have bicycle parking equal to 5 percent of the vehicle spaces provided.
Businesses with fewer than 50 parking spaces or that were established before December 2001 are exempt. That means that smaller establishments, such as most downtown shops, bars and restaurants, are not required to provide bike spaces. Big-box retailers, on the other hand, often have more bicycle space than is necessary. ...
“Cities need to encourage a healthy and sustainable lifestyle by providing adequate accommodations for bikes,” [MU student Anne Felts] said. “The UMC campus has met my expectations as a cyclist and daily bike commuter. The city of Columbia, however, has not.”
Mayor Darwin Hindman, who rides his bike most everywhere he goes around town, would agree.
“It is a big nuisance to determine where to lock up my bike,” he said.
Tags:
- News
- 2001
- 2011
- about
- bicycle
- bicycle parking
- bicycles
- bicyclists
- Bike
- bike racks
- cars
- cities
- city
- columbia
- cyclist
- darwin hindman
- lock
- missouri
- missouri bicycle federation
- parking
- pedestrian
- rides
- rules
- story
- trees
- walking
- Bicycle
- CDATA
- Cycling
- Land transport
- Parking
- Road transport
- Street furniture
- Sustainable transport
- Transport
Join MoBikeFed's Advocacy Network
MoBikeFed is a statewide group of people like you, working together for better bicycling, walking, and trails in Missouri. When you join our advocacy network you receive occasional important advocacy alerts and bicycle, pedestrian, and trails news from around Missouri.
Working together we make a real difference! Join our advocacy network:
Working together we make a real difference! Join our advocacy network:
Related pages
Current topics...
Archives...
Want better bicycling and walking in Missouri?
We rely on the support of members like you. Please join, renew, or donate today.
- Home
- JOIN/DONATE
- News/Info
- Missouri Bicycling, Running, Trails
- Bicycle Skills and Safety
- Missouri Bike/Ped Law
- Clubs and Organizations
- Bike Shops
- Running Shops
- Bicycling, Running, Trails-related Businesses
- Ride, Run, Walk, Hike, Triathlon, and Events Calendars
- Bicycles on Amtrak
- Maps and Routes
- Trails and Trail Maps
- IBikeMO.org
- Planning a Missouri bicycle trip
- Gravel and Bikepacking Maps & Routes
- Bicycle & Touring Routes
- Advocacy
- Campaigns
- Our Legislative Platform
- Complete Streets
- Statewide Rock Island Trail
- Statewide Trail Vision - Quad State Trail
- Bicycle Friendly Missouri
- Walk Friendly Missouri
- Safe Routes to School
- MoDOT funding crisis
- High Priority Bike/Ped Project List
- Anti-harassment laws in cities & statewide
- Updating the basic bicycle law
- Our Vision for MoDOT
- Our Vision for MPOs/RPCs
- Our Vision for Cities & Counties
- Bicycle, pedestrian, trails plans across MO
- Protecting Vulnerable Road Users
- Vision Zero
- Missouri Trail Towns
- Store
- About